Damascus vs Yaounde - Cost of Living Comparison

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Damascus Yaounde
🚶 Cost of living one person
$583
$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1433
$1680
🏠 One person rent
$225
$198
🏘️ Family rent
$409
$592
🍽️ Food expenses
$203
$254
🚐 Transport expenses
$117
$58.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$56.5
$359
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
24 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
25
26
😀 Quality of life
36
43
🏙️ Population
2.5M
2.44M

The cost of living in Damascus is 3% more expensive than in Yaounde. Cities ranked 7822nd and 7966th ($583 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th in Syria and Cameroon, respectively. Check Syria vs Cameroon comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.1 months in Damascus compared to 0.6 months in Yaounde. Damascus ranked 1st best city to live in Syria vs Yaounde ranked 1st in Cameroon, while ranked 7665th and 6890th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Damascus vs Yaounde

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Damascus Yaounde
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.03
$4.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24
$33
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.52
$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.51
$1.08
 Cappuccino
$1.29
$1.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.95
$1.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$270
$121
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$126
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$474
$933
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$293
$377
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$19.9
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.2
$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$49.7
$47.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
11.93%
5.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1756
$981
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1228
$202
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.08
$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$17
$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$3.76
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.66
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$2.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.1
$1.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.6
$1.51
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.88
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.17
$5.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$1.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.33
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.47
$8.21
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.03
$2.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.25
$3.65
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.87
$2.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.48
$2.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.59
$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$12.3
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.01
$8.23
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$3.85
$19.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$9.52
👖 Brand Jeans
$30.6
$22.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$50.3
$30
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$94.1
$213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$1634
$2559

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Distance City Cost of living
51 km or 32 mi Zahle
$882
75 km or 47 mi Kiryat Shmona
$1673
81 km or 50 mi Jounieh
$982
83 km or 52 mi Sidon
$770
83 km or 52 mi Beirut
$1195
96 km or 59 mi Safed
$1622
105 km or 65 mi Tyre
$633
108 km or 67 mi Tiberias
$1427
110 km or 68 mi Ma'alot-Tarshiha
$1633
111 km or 69 mi Tripoli
$665
114 km or 71 mi Irbid
$625
115 km or 72 mi Arraba
$1635
116 km or 72 mi Karmiel
$1617
117 km or 73 mi Sakhnin
$1645
125 km or 78 mi Tamra
$1622
125 km or 78 mi Nahariya
$1570
126 km or 78 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
129 km or 80 mi Nazareth
$1689
130 km or 81 mi Acre
$1447
131 km or 81 mi Shefa-'Amr
$1619
135 km or 84 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
136 km or 84 mi Kiryat Motzkin
$1610
136 km or 85 mi Kiryat Ata
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Yam
$1601
137 km or 85 mi Kiryat Bialik
$1594
137 km or 85 mi Afula
$1660
141 km or 88 mi Homs
$528
142 km or 88 mi Nesher
$1467
143 km or 89 mi Jerash
$602
145 km or 90 mi Haifa
$1567
145 km or 90 mi Yokneam Illit
$1744
154 km or 95 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
163 km or 101 mi Zikhron Ya'akov
$1718
168 km or 105 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
169 km or 105 mi Pardes Hanna-Karkur
$1725
173 km or 107 mi Al-Salt
$679
173 km or 108 mi Nablus
$849
174 km or 108 mi Hadera
$1593
177 km or 110 mi Amman
$981
184 km or 114 mi Tayibe
$1850

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Distance City Cost of living
203 km or 126 mi Douala
$1300
217 km or 135 mi Bafoussam
$761
245 km or 152 mi Kumba
$860
256 km or 159 mi Buea
$587
256 km or 159 mi Limbe
$683
275 km or 171 mi Bamenda
$436
297 km or 185 mi Bata
$1242
305 km or 189 mi Malabo
$990
374 km or 233 mi Calabar
$237
448 km or 278 mi Ngaoundere
$548
449 km or 279 mi Libreville
$697
475 km or 295 mi Berberati
$462
481 km or 299 mi Aba
$233
484 km or 301 mi Umuahia
$330
511 km or 317 mi Port Harcourt
$327
529 km or 329 mi Owerri
$507
530 km or 329 mi Enugu
$290
558 km or 346 mi Awka
$325
584 km or 363 mi Onitsha
$354
593 km or 368 mi Port-Gentil
$651
640 km or 398 mi Garoua
$633
660 km or 410 mi Sao Tome
$866
665 km or 413 mi Warri
$351
669 km or 415 mi Trindade
$866
709 km or 440 mi Benin
$315
729 km or 453 mi Abuja
$288
735 km or 457 mi Jos
$269
738 km or 459 mi Mubi
$264
741 km or 461 mi Bauchi
$272
748 km or 465 mi Gamboma
$510
754 km or 468 mi Owo
$272
783 km or 487 mi Bangui
$489
795 km or 494 mi Akure
$243
809 km or 503 mi Maroua
$616
813 km or 505 mi Ado Ekiti
$247
831 km or 516 mi Bongor
$467
842 km or 523 mi Minna
$313
862 km or 535 mi Mbandaka
$825
867 km or 539 mi Kaduna
$210
867 km or 539 mi Ife
$250